Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758 Order Coliiformes Murie, 1872 - mousebirds Family Coliidae Swainson, 1836 - mousebirds